Temperature
66 F at 7 AM; 89 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 66 F at its coolest, 7 AM.
- Now
- 66F
- 7 AM
- Highest
- 89F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 66F
- 7 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/North Carolina/Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina
Large airport in Wake County, North Carolina66°
87°/65°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 66°·Light breeze 6 mph SSW
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 6 AM, the chance peaking at 86% around 9 AM.
Now. Raleigh-Durham International Airport is 66° and mostly cloudy at 7 AM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the south-southwest at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 86° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 53° by 8 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 65): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 69°, and the coolest Sunday, near 59°. Rain is likely tomorrow (88%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:38 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:44 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 17 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
65Air quality
100%Humidity
76%Cloud
Now
7:00 AM
66feels66
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
8765
47%
14mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6052
88%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5942
14%
17mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6344
14%
17mph
Tue
Oct 20
6848
14%
14mph
Wed
Oct 21
6951
15mph
Thu
Oct 22
6851
11%
14mph
66°
87°65°
60°52°
59°42°
63°44°
68°48°
69°51°
68°51°
As of 7:00 AM in Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Wake County (NC), 0 miles off.
65Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate2 mi
- Ozone21Good19 ppb12.2 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)24Good4.8 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide11Good12.1 ppb2 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.2 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.7 ppm2 mi
The days ahead
Highest 71, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 71, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 71YesterdayOct 15
- 71TodayOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the next 44 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- RDU
- ICAO
- KRDU
- IATA
- RDU
- Field elevation
- 435 ft
- Serves
- Raleigh/Durham
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- RDU
- Wind now
- From 240° at 6 mph, read 16 Oct, 07:02
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L / 23R | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 45° / 225° | 6 mph head, on 23R | 2 mph from the right |
| 05R / 23L | 7,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 45° / 225° | 6 mph head, on 23L | 2 mph from the right |
| 14 / 32 | 3,570 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | 2 mph head, on 32 | 6 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Raleigh / Durham (RDU), Raleigh-Durham International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 66 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 47% at 3 PM Thursday to 100% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 66F
- 7 AM
- Humidity now
- 100%
- Humidity, range
- 47 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the southwest at 7 AM; at its strongest 9 mph, 8 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the southwest
- Strongest
- 9mph
- 8 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.03 inHg at 7 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.09 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.03inHg
- 7 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.00inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.09inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 6 AM, under a mile for 2 hours; 0.5 miles now.
- Now
- 0.5mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 6 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 2
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 5 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 400ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 5 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Raleigh / Durham: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Raleigh-Durham International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/1.0 mi away/387 ft/48 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Durham 11 W03758
At a climate reference station/18.1 mi away/562 ft/127 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Duke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel HillDKFN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/18.1 mi away/594 ft/159 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Raleigh 9.3 NWNC-WK-244
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/346 ft/89 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
N.C. State Univ.RALN7
At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/466 ft/31 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in North Carolina
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Raleigh-Durham International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Morrisvilletown, 4 mi
- Carytown, 7 mi
- Durhamcity, 10 mi
- Raleighcity, 11 mi
- Gormancommunity, 11 mi
- Apextown, 11 mi
- Carolina Meadowscommunity, 13 mi
- Governors Villagecommunity, 13 mi
- Governors Clubcommunity, 15 mi
- Chapel Hilltown, 15 mi
- Garnertown, 16 mi
- Holly Springstown, 16 mi
Airports near Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Raleigh Executive JetportTTA, 27 mi
- Triangle North Executive AirportLHZ, 27 mi
- Raleigh Regional Airport at Person CountyTDF, 30 mi
- Johnston Regional AirportJNX, 32 mi
- Harnett Regional Jetport AirportHRJ, 35 mi
- Henderson Oxford AirportHNZ, 36 mi
- Burlington Alamance Regional AirportBUY, 40 mi
- Siler City Municipal AirportSCR, 42 mi